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Close-up of a slice of moist yellow cake with a dark chocolate glaze, part of The Ultimate Cake Ideas Recipes Guide for Beginners.

The Ultimate Cake Ideas Recipes Guide for Beginners

This guide provides simple cake recipes suitable for beginners. It covers basic techniques for making a simple, moist cake.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Cake
  • 1.5 cups All-purpose flour Sifted
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp Salt
  • 0.5 cup Unsalted butter Softened
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 0.5 cup Milk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Electric mixer
  • 8-inch round cake pan

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour an 8-inch round cake pan.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  3. Add the softened butter to the dry ingredients. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  4. In a separate small bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla extract to the flour mixture. Mix on medium speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
  5. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared cake pan.
  6. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  7. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

Notes

For a moister cake, you can substitute the milk with buttermilk. This recipe works well with a simple vanilla buttercream frosting.

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